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Published on: November 2, 2013
Prognostic and clinicopathological value of CDK12 mutation in prostate cancer: a meta-analysis
Wenjian Zhang1, Lushan Zhou2, Jianzhong Di1
1Department of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Background:
Cyclin-dependent kinase 12 (CDK12) mutation has been shown to be associated with the prognosis and clinicopathological characteristics of various tumors. The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate the role of mutations in prostate cancer (PCa).
Research Design And Methods:
PubMed/Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science database were searched for relevant articles. Meta-analysis was performed by using RevMan5.3 software, and the quality of the included literature was evaluated according to the Newcastle-Ottawa scale (NOS).
Results:
A total of 13 studies comprising 5182 participants were enrolled in this meta-analysis. The frequency of CDK12 mutation in PCa was 7.26%. CDK12 mutation was significantly correlated with poor OS/PFS and had a shorter time to progress to CRPC. CDK12 mutant was associated with high-grade Gleason scores, while no relationships were found among CDK12 mutant, age, and the PSA level at diagnosis.
Conclusion:
This meta-analysis indicates that patients with CDK12 mutation have poor prognosis in PCa. CDK12 may be used as a biomarker for molecular subtype and a potential therapeutic target of PCa.
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